In July of 2019, Northwestern Oklahoma State University named Craig Binkley as its new assistant coach in cross country and track and field.
Binkley spent the previous five years as an assistant coach at Wittenberg University in Ohio. Wittenberg is an NCAA Division III institution.
In all, Binkley has 15 years of collegiate experience at all levels of NCAA competition.
At Wittenberg, he coached runners to establish new school records in the 800 meters and 5,000 meters. He coached several all-conference and All-Ohio performers in track and field and in 2016 helped lead the cross country teams to its highest finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference championships in six years.
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Wittenberg named him as Men's Coach of the Year.
Binkley also has head coaching experience at the University of Antelope Valley in California (NAIA), Westminster College in Utah (NAIA) and Colorado State University-Pueblo (NCAA II).
Binkley has extensive experience training cross country, middle distance and distance runners.
